The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1887-10-05
THE COMING ROAD.
The Salt Lake & Los Angeles
Booming.
THE WORK IN LOS ANGELES.
Our California Friends Also Mean
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Lake & Los Angeles Railway of Cali
fornis was completed yesterday. Prom
pity at pm. the gentlemen interested
in the scheme reassembled at the rooms
of the Board of Trade, there being
present quite number of representa-
tive people VINO had not ATTENDED
Wednesdays meeting.
Mayor Workman called the meeting
to order, and Mr.. Trumbo presented 10
the chairman the articles of association
which he had drawn up to be forwarded
for fling in the Office of the State Con-
troller. This document Mr.. Workman
handed to Secretary Lawrence, and re-
quested that gentleman to read it.
The Secretary arose accordingly, and
read the document, which set forth
that it was the articles Of association of
the Salt Lake & Los Angeles Railroad
Company, and provided:
First-Fhat the name of the associa-
ton should be the Salt Lake & Los An
geles Railroad Company.
Second That the capital stock should
be 81, Co., coo.
Third-That the time for which the
articles were to endure and be in force
would be fifty years.
Fourth-That there should be eleven
directors, W. 81. Workman, E. w.
Jones, TIE. Rowan, E. German, .. II,
Cougar, B. r. Ball, ]. P. Woodbury.,
Herbert &. Houghton, James l.. Stokes
and William Hitchcock, and that four
of these directors should constitute
quorum.
Fifth - That the association was
formed for the purpose of constructing
line of railroad from Los Angeles to a
point on the boundary line of the State
of California in general northeasterly
direction, ther to connect with the line
coming from Salt Lake City; that the
line would run through the counties of
San Bernardino and Los Angeles: that
the actual cost of constructing said line,
so far as could be estimated by compe-
tent engineers, was 81 600, 900; and that
the road would be operated by steam or
other power.
SsVenth-That the association shall
have power o acquire, by purchase or
otherwise, any other line of railroad in
this State; that the board may adopt
such by laws for their government as
they may see fit; and that the first
meeting shall be held in Los Angeles,
and following meetings elsewhere as
may be deemed convenient.
There were no amendments offered to
the document, and all of the directors
present signed it and attested their
signatures. The following gentIem men
also signed ir as subscribers for The
amount OF stock set opposite their
names: W. H. Workman, $1,000; w.
II. GOucher, $4,000: J. W. RaVerstick,
81 900; Walter Maxwell, 81 600; Walter
s. Moore, 81 600; Henry T Lee, s. 600;
T. E, Rowan, 81 600: Il. T. Hazard, 81,
900; W. E. Jones. 81 600; e. Germain,
81 900; Q; "a. Cougar, 81 600; 3. F. Ball,
81 600; ". I. McCsldone, $1,000; J. P.
ton, $50, 900; w. 81. Weight, 81 600: A.
n. Lawrence, 1000; +. 4. Ling, $1,000;
]. B. Glass, $1,000; John l.. n. Hunt,
$50 900; DR.. OTme. $1,000: James L.
Stokes, $50 600; W. HItchkock, $50 go;
81. ". O'Melveny, $1,000. This makes
an actual subscription of $189 COO, one
tenth of which has been paid up.
After the formality of signing the ar
ticles had been attended to, there was
some discussion as to the relative
practieabuity of the various routes |
across the Sierra Madre Mountains, and |
Mr.. De Camp, a well-known engineer, |
was called upon by the mayor for his |
views.
The gentleman said that the most |
available route, in his judgment, would |
be to strike the northern side of the /
at the mouth of Rock Greek, !
striking the top of the mountain at an !
extreme elevation of 3, 800 feet. This |
would be at the headwaters of Rock |
Greek. Here there would be q tunnel
half mile long through a steep back
bone, which would strike almost level
grade to the head Of Tejunga Canyon at
Alder Creek. Following thence down
he north and west side of the canyon,
another short tunnel would bring the
inc out at the extreme head Potrero
'eco Canyon, and from there it would
'e only five miles to Pasadena over an
'asy grade. This route opens up sew
'ral sections of arabic and timber land.
The gentleman also mentioned what is
almost natural pass over the noun
ain by way OF Rock Creek on the north
md the Pacoima Canyon, opening
within three miles of the town of San
fernando, OH the south. This would
give an easier grade, but it
you'd make necessary detection of
en- miles to the west. It would open up
10 desirable country. and it would i
arallel the line of the Southern Pacific,
eing two miles distant from it, for
welve miles. The Pacoima CANYON
Tas also the outflow of a watershed,
Thich would be sure TO give trouble
Thereas the Potrero Seco line kept on
he divide between watersheds.
Mr.. Hazard, who had been largely in
crested in the old Soledad Turnpike
was next called upon. and
tated that while he knew very little
bout the country, at the time of build
lg the turnpike he had sent competent
lgineers in, and they had reported
lat the Potrero Seco route was very
'asible, and ran through country very
cavity timbered.
Mr.. Long described at some length
lie Pscoina routs. which he spoke of
8 natural gateway through the
which had been overlooked
hen the Southern Pacific built their
an Fernando tunnel, and DR.. Cougar
nd that the Potrero Seco route had
ready been exploited, and that he
new it to be feasible.